Curse

AKB48 · Jul 30, 2008, 12:47 AM // 00:47

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Originally Posted by O Mika Nakashima O

AKB48
I hate to say what I gotta say: Your saying is true to your opponent teams in AB

what are you trying to say??

Bobby2 · Jul 30, 2008, 02:24 AM // 02:24

Well... people actually trying to win on a regular basis usually end up becoming pretty powerful players. Last time I checked it's bad to have those on the opposing team.

If you want to win, that is.

Robbert Monga · Jul 30, 2008, 02:49 AM // 02:49

AKB48
if you ok with winning 50% of the time (because opposing teams sucked more than you did) - ya, AB is indeed not a real PvP.
Strike your e-peen less please.

O Mika Nakashima O
speaking of strategies... for dedicated AB guild you guys playing to soft and defensive - I've beaten your teams one too many times... Learn to be more aggressive. Guild groups in AB define who dominates the map and whos whining about mobs, and you aint doing that.

Speaking of r4 and learing about AB... I still see plenty of high rankers that truly think AB is all about capping and avoiding mobs. And then they fail miserably and whine in outpost how everyone around sucks.

Angel Killuminati · Jul 30, 2008, 11:00 AM // 11:00

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Originally Posted by Robbert Monga

AKB48
I still see plenty of high rankers that truly think AB is all about capping and avoiding mobs.

Yeah, capping would be the silly thing to do in AB. Just stand around, whilst the other side caps...

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*smacks head - DUH!*

Bobby2 · Jul 30, 2008, 01:09 PM // 13:09

Angel READ THE THREAD. There are times and places when it's completely justified - highly advised even - to stand your ground and fight (most often confronting some guys waiting for your team to leave your shrine and cap it right after you've gone)

Avoiding mobs = hellyeah tho. Solo targets are soooo juicy.

Unreal Havoc · Jul 30, 2008, 03:52 PM // 15:52

It's better to capture shrines than fight generally, especially when the opposing team starts mobbing in large numbers, but defending specific shrines, bottlenecking players into their base, snaring opposing shrine cappers, etc can be effective tactics at the right times dependant on which map you are on and your teams positioning and strategy.

AzNChicken · Jul 30, 2008, 04:53 PM // 16:53

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Originally Posted by Robbert Monga

AKB48
Speaking of r4 and learing about AB... I still see plenty of high rankers that truly think AB is all about capping and avoiding mobs. And then they fail miserably and whine in outpost how everyone around sucks.

Rob speaks the complete truth here!

Many a time my group has been forced to kick our "high-ranked" pug because the person has been stuck on CCM (complete-capping-mode) since he started AB.

Angel Killuminati · Jul 30, 2008, 06:05 PM // 18:05

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Originally Posted by Bobby2

Angel READ THE THREAD.

Bobby DON'T PATRONISE ME. MY LUXON RANK easts you for breakfast. YUMMY YUMMY. I think I know what I'm on about, having played Alliance Battles since Factions came out.
But yeah...whatever lad...

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There are times and places when it's completely justified - highly advised even - to stand your ground and fight

No shit Sherlock!? I wasn't suggesting for one minute RUN AWAY FROM THE OPPOSITION TEAM AT AL COSTS...RUN FOR THE HILLS, NEVER FIGHT! I was merely pointing out that you need to move swiftly around the maps, capping shrines and holding them as fast as possible. Of course you need to push back the enemies advances at certain shrines, most notably the resurrection shrine. You'd be an idiot to even think not.

If you feel that fighting mobs is more important than swift capping, then so be it. I know who not to have on my side in the future eh. lol.

Hopefully you're kurzick, so yeah follow your instructions mate.

Tyla · Jul 30, 2008, 06:11 PM // 18:11

Fighting mobs means you're brave and mighty. Especially when you kill them and stall time for the other two groups. I always battle lion mobs, because I'm brave and mighty.

Unreal Havoc · Jul 30, 2008, 09:04 PM // 21:04

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Originally Posted by Angel Killuminati

MY LUXON RANK easts you for breakfast.

Rank doesn't mean anything when you can gain faction quite easily from various methods of fast faction farming.

Snow Bunny · Jul 30, 2008, 09:16 PM // 21:16

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Originally Posted by Angel Killuminati

Bobby DON'T PATRONISE ME. MY LUXON RANK easts you for breakfast.

Best two sentences in Guru ever.

OT:

I mean sure, you can run around and cap cap cap cap.

Or..... you could kill kill kil kill and have fun?

Monk Gsb · Jul 30, 2008, 10:49 PM // 22:49

what always works for me (if puging) is either take a big domage ele build and nuke the shrines / minion master to help my team, take somthing that can survive on its own and hinder the other teams capping abilites ( ranger crip shot).

or another thing that works, RUN AROUND LKIE CRAZYZ !!1!!one

Robbert Monga · Jul 30, 2008, 11:07 PM // 23:07

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Originally Posted by Angel Killuminati

Yeah, capping would be the silly thing to do in AB. Just stand around, whilst the other side caps...

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*smacks head - DUH!*

I said that before, and I repeat that for you - capping doesn't win AB... holding the shrines does. And the best way to hold shrines is to break opposing teams.
It all goes back to the fact that AB is PvP, and those who understand that - win alot... and even when they lose - they still have plenty of fun.

Bobby2 · Jul 30, 2008, 11:43 PM // 23:43

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Originally Posted by Angel Killuminati

/snip

Your initial post certainly doesn't seem very well thought out.

If what you say is true, your maturity certainly doesn't match your 'experience'. Raving noob, lol.

itsvictor · Jul 31, 2008, 02:04 AM // 02:04

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Originally Posted by Tyla

Fighting mobs means you're brave and mighty. Especially when you kill them and stall time for the other two groups. I always battle lion mobs, because I'm brave and mighty.

I love you <3. lol! If only other people had this mentality outside such a select few...I am a battle lion and if I die that means you were too cowardish to support me properly in a battle of epic proportions! Capping is boring and I earn an average of 1k balth faction per game...10 balth faction per kill...3 points per kill...1000/10=100x3=300...that's over half the points of the game...yarly there's something seriously wrong when i play @_@?

Rothan Celt · Jul 31, 2008, 03:44 AM // 03:44

1)Cap
2)Sensible team
3) No Wammos carrying Res orbs plz ^.~
4) use mini maps/compass and predict mob movements
5) run from large mobs.

O Mika Nakashima O · Jul 31, 2008, 04:44 PM // 16:44

AzNChicken

Today!?

Red Sand

Sometimes I do hope, in other words, sometimes I do not hope

AKB48

Bobby2 kinda explained it

Bobby2

Thank you

Robbert Monga

Thanks for the feedback

Angel Killuminati, Bobby2, Unreal Havoc, AzNChicken, Angel Killuminati, Tyla

Thanks. All the three strategies work. It should depend on the reading of the situation

Unreal Havoc

Yes and when you can trade factions to materials. But it could be a good indication of how much faction that player has donated to guilds. So you could estimate at what rate that player might donate to current/new guild. That is useful for alliances with town

Snow Bunny

A bit off-topic

Monk Gsb

Yeah

Robbert Monga

Enemies could choose to avoid your defense and go to another place

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It all goes back to the fact that AB is PvP, and those who understand that - win alot

itsvictor

That's an interesting topic that I've been working on. I still need more time to be able to comment on it

Rothan Celt

Thanks

I'll throw a new question to all at this point: How often you help your allies?

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Snow Bunny · Jul 31, 2008, 05:26 PM // 17:26

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Originally Posted by O Mika Nakashima O

I'll throw a new question to all at this point: How often you help your allies?

I don't.
Most AB players are quite bad and this is fact.

I appreciate AB for its casual atmosphere, but relieving pressure off of a Heal monk with a bar full of 10e powerheals isn't going to do anything.

Our time would be better spent rspiking the solo-capper ele.

komma · Jul 31, 2008, 05:29 PM // 17:29

once i loose my group if that happens i dont go out of my way to meet back up with them....i keep the train rolling and pick off stragglers or solo cap like a mad man.

Ben-A-BoO · Jul 31, 2008, 05:55 PM // 17:55

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Originally Posted by O Mika Nakashima O

I'll throw a new question to all at this point: How often you help your allies?

Well, I used AB's a a while ago to train for NPC healing on my monk.
So I turned the HuD display off and healed only by field watching and memorized key binds ... was good fun although a bit though at the start for my team

Since then I automatically heal or prot up trained targets if we pass another group or are mobbed together, usually I can spare that bit of energy.

Or I roll my paragon just for being able to buff a HUGE mob of Kurzicks

Does that answer your question?